QID 670844

QID 670844: EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2021-1238)

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. Security Fix(es): Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.(CVE-2017-11109)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-1238 for updates and patch information

Vendor References

EulerOS-SA-2021-1238 - developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-1238

CVEs related to QID 670844

CVE-2017-11109 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
EulerOS-SA-2021-1238	EulerOS V2.0SP5		developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-1238

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